FEATURED ARTICLES ABOUT COMERICA PARK - PAGE 2

Arizona left-hander Brian Anderson probably won't pitch again this year after breaking a bone in his left foot when hit by a line drive Saturday. Anderson will be sidelined at least four to six weeks, making it highly unlikely that Anderson will pitch again this season, even if the defending world champions go deep into the postseason again. - After Sunday's final home game, the Detroit Tigers presented announcer Ernie Harwell, retiring after 42 seasons with the team and 55 years in baseball, with Comerica Park's home plate and a plaque announcing that the stadium's press box will be officially dubbed the Ernie Harwell Media Center at the beginning of the 2003 season.

It's over. The skinny dude will sing--but only once a game. After polling season-ticket holders, the Detroit Tigers have decided to allow Charley Marcuse, the singing hot dog vendor, one opera rendition a game. Marcuse, 22, will be broadcast on the big scoreboard during a second-inning hot-dog promotion when he belts out an operatic-style "HoOoOtT DoOoOgGs," during sales. Then he will be silenced until the next game. The promotion, called "Hot Dog Row," calls for free hot dogs for a row of seats in the park once a game.

The Detroit Tigers say a walk in the park will mean a spot in the unemployment line. Three workers were fired last week for walking across the grass at new Comerica Park and onto the pitcher's mound. Several other employees had been fired earlier for stepping on the grass, which was planted in November, the Detroit Free Press reported in Saturday's editions. Workers had been warned earlier that walking on the grass was a firing offense, the team said. The Tigers are trying to protect the Kentucky bluegrass while it gets established, Heather Nabozny, the Tigers' head groundskeeper, said Friday.

The Detroit Tigers look for a three-game sweep and a tie atop the American League Central when Justin Verlander takes the mound against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The Tigers pulled within one game of first-place Chicago with Saturdayâs 5-1 win at Comerica Park, where Detroit has won 24 of its last 30 games. The White Sox are 3-17 over their last 20 games at Comerica Park, and theyâre 1-for-20 with runners in scoring position with 18 runners left on base in the first two games of the series.